THE HAND OF GOD.
Dan M. Nobles Snatched From Elec
tric Chair by the Governor.
Last Fall Dan Nobles was accused
of having murdered his counsin, Hen
ry Nobles, near Whiteville, North
Carolina. He was duly tried and con
victed solely on the evidence of the
slain man’s eight-year-old daughter
that Dan Nobles had shot her father
from ambush. . '• ,
Dan Nobles is an ignorant man; he
can’t read and he can t write, but he
has such inward consciousness that he
did love God. During the trial he
wanted to introduce evidence that
would establish an alibi, but his law
yer refused to put it on, and after the
convicted man was sentenced there
was no appeal, and to the fact
that mob spirit was rampant in the
section at the time, Dan Nobles came
near being lynched. He was sentetnc
ed to be electrocutel in March last but
the warden’s wife became ill and GoF
emor Morrison issued a reprieve for
thirty davs in his behalf.
The next date for his execution was
o nWednesday, April 24th, On the
23rd he was given a bath late in the
afternoon and his head was shaved
preparatory to the electrocution the
next morning early. The condemned
man constantly maintained that he
was ready to die but that he was in
nocent of the crime that had been
attributed to him. He said he did not
kill Henry Nobes, but no one seemed
to take much stock in the poor devil
and he was left to the tender mercies
of a just and living God.
The week before the last date for
his electrocution Dan Noble’s wife
made a personal appeal to Governor
Morrison to save her husband and the
father of her fourteen children. It
so unnerved the governor that it was
necessary for him to retire to the
mansion and recuperate during the
day, yet he refused executive clem
ency.
On the afternoon of April 23rd, 3 |
ministers of the gospel visited No- 1
bles in his death cell; there they pray
ed with him, sang hymns and read the ,
Good Bock, and offered him last con-.
solation. Still he denied his guilt to :
them and they promised to see him
next morning before he was snatched i
into eternity. They vistied him and ;
found him cheerful bu tregretting that j
he should nay a penalty for another’s ,
crime, and begged that as time went |
on that his few friends would redeem
his name as a poor, but honest, hard
working man. This they promised to
do. The preachers communicated this ■
information to the and he;
ordered that Dan Nobles be not elec-,
trocuted for GO days, thereby giving ,
him time + o make some investigation
and make an effort to learn more of
the truth o ? the killing.
Thus the hard of God nlaved an im
portant. part. Almost without friends, j
only the messengers of God and his i
devoted fam'ly left to intercede for
him, although they enough; he i
has saved temporarily at least.
It is rn evident fact that Nobles is ■
not gniltv. -v ’n ry ! T m*ted as Pg is
in intellectual m~d ignor- !
ant as to court procedure* and the
irony of fr.tr could maintain a delib
erate lie cr bis Its wl-'On lio l*r\A\i; ot
had every reason to believe that with
in a. few moments he would come face
to face with the God he loved and
would receive retribution for a hein
ous crime—were he guilty.
The unfortunate part of the
story is that the church from which
he had been discharged, refused tc
reinstate him in the hour of his dilem
ma—before bo died. urged that
the only condition of his reinstatement
would, be a confession of a crime that
he said he was not guilty of and of
course refused to confess it.
Dan Nobles is not guilty is pretty
weß indelibly impressed in the minds
of hundreds of poonle today and God
will not spa him killed by a great
State like North Carolina.
State Mo - ey in B anks.
The public’s attention has been call
ed to an act of the last legislature
which requires that in publishing their
regular statements, the banks of the
State tell how much State money they
have on deposit. This is done because
of some criticism heard a few months
ago when several bamks failed and it
was found that State funds were on
deposit in ffew. In o>*der that the
public may know at all times what
banks are holding State money, and
how much, hereafter the banks will
be required to publish the amounts of
public funds they have on hand.
TJ. S. ships shoe polish to Africa.
Bet thev use it for cold cream.—Col
umbia Record.
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jj ISFIES if we wish to retain their c
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Mr I SPERIOR QUALITY of Merchan- <1
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FACING CALAMITY IN SOUTH.
By J. S. Wannamaker, president Am
erican Cotton Association.
St. Matthews, S. C., Apr. 27.
While practically every other indus
try and class of labor riding on the
crest of the wave of prosperity, the
cotton farmer is facing with the most
critical situation since the Reconstruc
tion days. ,
Harrassed by boll weevil, loaded
down with fearful debts due the crop
failures of 1921-22 and deflation in
1920 prices, he faces the present sea
son with hesitation, knowing that cot
ton cultivation under these conditions
means a gamble with a capital “G.”
Ninety-seven and one>-half per cent of
his fields are infested with boll wee
vil; his laborers lured by higher wag
es and better working conditions, are
flocking to northern industrial sec
tions leaving him with a crippled
force to fight the pest. .
Unfavorable weather conditions
have held him back in the cultivation
of the crop until he is now a month
behind. Hampered on every side by
unfavorable conditions, crippled £rom
within by lack of incentive and in face
of overwhelming odds, the farmers are
hesitating in the face, of the greatest
cotton famine since Civil War time.
To avert cotton famine and make
hte present prosperity wave perman
ent the farmer must be paid a price
that will cover the cost of the crop
with a profit which will enable him
to occupy a standard of living to
which he is justly entitled.
PROTECTION OF FOREST.
A Valuable Manual by the Geological
And Economic Survey.
Chapel Hill, Apr. 28—“ My pupils
and I are delighted with this valu
able manual,” writes Miss Emma Mel
vin, of Peace Institute, in making a
repeat order for Common Forest Trees
of North Carolina, issued by the
| North Carolina Geological and Econ
omic Survey, under the direction of
State Forester Holmes. “I desire to
1 express my appreciation of this splen
! did treatise; it should be in the hands
of every man in this country,” says F.
H. Haskell, of Columbia, S. C., in or
-1 dering additional copies.
So great and instant was the de
-1 mand for this little book which with
' its illustrations makes the charming
1 discovery of the commonplace that the
first edition of 5.000 copies is being
rapidly exhausted. A second edition
of 10,000 copies could be produced at
! a much smaller cost per copy and it
' has been suggested that it would be
! at once a valuable educational gift and
' a piece of good enterprise should some
one or more of many businesses nat
; urally interested donate the SSOO nced
! ed to place the manual in the public
i schools.
Such an idea should carry appeal
■ ’•»■» ■ma T *v ouarters. of tree:
holds possibilities for the improvement
■ of reside tial streets and lots, of high
! ways and public grounds, that are be
ing piore thoroughly recognized as the
once prolific native trees are being
sacrificed or prevented from renewing
themselves naturaTlv. Any business
relating specificalllv or indirectly tc
come ownership will recognize that
here is one of its manifest education a 1
aids. Beauty is one of the most effi
cient of the dollar’s handmaidens. In
a very real way knowledge of native
trees on the part of children will tone
to strengthen the sentiment for fire
protection and reforestation whic!
'.will be worth its millions, if fostered
but apart from commercial value the
teaching of trees in schools will add
definitely to the infinite capital of the
simple joys of life.
Honor Composer of “Home, Sweet
Home.”
Washington, April 27.—Ground ha:
been broken in the Mall for the con
struciton of a replica of the home ol
John Howard Payne, immortalized ir
his “Home, Sweet Home,” as an ex
hibit during the coming Shrine con
vention and also a feature of the “Be
ter Home” movement which will be in
augurated in June.
A site near the White House was
chosen for the replica of the histor
ic home, which also will be used as ar
information bureau during the con
ventions. Later it will be moved tr
serve as a permanent exhibit of the
better homes movement. The inter
ior furnishings will follow the period
of the original home, and every de
tail will be followed to create the at
mosphere of the old homestead.
It certainly is tough to have to keep
on paying installments on a war we
aren’t using any more. —New York
j Tribune.
MR. DIXON IS NOW POSTMASTER
Took Charge of Siler City Office on
Last Tuesday.
A good man has been appointed
postmaster at Siler City in the person
of Mr. Robert H. Dixon, but he suc
ceeds a man, Junius Wren, that will
give him steady concern to fill his
shoes. It has been stated in this pa
per before and we are strengthened
in our statements that Mr. Wren was
one of the best postmasters we ever
knew.
The editor, of this paper served
many years in the postal service,
worked under many postmasters, and
he has never known one to take more
individual interest in the mail and
give personal service as has Mr. Wren.
Mr. Dixon is a good man and will,
no doubt, be as zealous as he can, but
it will take him a long time to accu
mulate the work and digest the rules
and regulations that are many be
fore he can become as efficient as an
experienced man and one desirous of
giving the best service. In the course
of time he will be just as good, but
just about the time he is qualified the
administration will change and then
another will take his place.
This is one of the hardships of poli
tics and there is no excuse in chang
ing a postmaster every few years. If
a man is competent and proves him
self worthy, he should be kept in the
place. Civil service regulations should
prevail to the extreme. In every oth
er trade or vocation experience and
worthiness is accounted at full worth,
but petty politics play havoc with the
mail service. To the victor belongs
the spoils, but the patrons of the post
office make the sacrifice nevertheless.
W~ HOOPING COUGH
No “cure”—but helps to re
duce paroxysms of coughing.
VICKS
Vaporub
Over 17 Million Jars Used Yearly
Garner Hill, Gladstone, N. J., Sells
Rat-Snap, He Says. j
“I sell and use RAT-SNAP. Like
to look any man in the face and tell
it’s the best. It’s good.” People like
RAT-SNAP becouse it “does” kill rats
Petrifies carcass—leaves no smell.
Comes in cakes—no mixing to do.
Cats and dogs won’t touch it. Three
sizes, 25c, 50c, SI.OO. So’d and guar
anteed by Pilkington Pharmacy, Chat
ham Hardware and W. L. London and
Son.
NGTKT TO C REDITORS.
Having qualified as administratrix
c. t. a., of the estate of W. 11. Taylor,
deceased, during the mirority of the
executrix ’ amed in the last will and
wtameot of said W. H. Taylor, Paul
e Taylor, this is to notify all per
ons holding claims against the said
state to prose it the same, duly veri
ed, to the undersigned on or before
he 3rd day of May, 1924, or this no-
: ';e will be pleaded in bar of their re
' every.
Ml persons flebted to the said es
■ ite are requested to make immediate
etc!emeat or the same to the under
signed.
This the 3rd dav of May, 19221.
Mrs. LULA A. JONES,
Administratrix c. t. a., W .H. Taylor:
Long & Bell, Attorneys. June 7-R-c i
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Tragedy Recipe.
Take one natural born fool.
Two or three drinks of bad liquor.
Soak fool well with the liquor and
place in car, then let ’er go.
In due time, remove from the wreck
age, place in nice box lined with black
satin, garnish with flowers and call
in the mourners.—Watson (Ga.) News
Strong Nerves
You can’t be healthy,
happy or even good
when you’re nervous
and irritable.
Every organ of the
body is controlled by
the nerves.
When they’re out of
order you’re liable to
have a nervous or phy
sical! break down.
L?r. Ulies' iservme
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Til gives nature a
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Dr. J. C Mann, the well known j
[eyesight SuechUists and Optician|
I will be at Dr. Farrell’s office, Pitts-!
j boro, N. C., every fourth Tuesday {
f in each month. Headache relieved |
C when caused by eye strain. When*
| he tits you with glasses you have j
the satisfaction of knowng that |
i" they are correct. Make a note of?
the date and see him if your eyesf
are weak. jj
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of huge proportions, by the expansion of manufacturing
facilities and the creation of manufacturing methods to
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the high standard of Buick performance.
Buick’s millionth car is tangible evidence of the qual
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5 Pass. Tour. - 885 5 Pa9s _ Xour . . 1195 7 PaBB . Tour. - 1435
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